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Tuscumbia Mining Company Records, 1911-1941
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Tuscumbia Mining Company
- Title
- Tuscumbia Mining Company Records
- Dates
- 1911-1941 (inclusive)19111941
- Quantity
- 0.5 cubic feet
- Collection Number
- MG266 (collection)
- Summary
- Minutes of meetings, by-laws, stock ledgers and journal, stock assessment records, and financial records of a mining company in the Beaver Mining District of the Coeur d'Alene region of northern Idaho.
- Repository
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University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu - Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funds for processing were provided by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, the U.S. Department of Education HEA Title II-C "Strengthening Research Library Resources" program, the Library Associates of the University of Idaho and other donors.
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Tuscumbia Mining Company was incorporated August 14, 1911 by E.C. Meiklejohn, G.W. Dougherty, D.L. McGrath, and H.C. Osborn of Wallace, D.J. Whaley of Stevensville, Montana, and John Wolfe of Tekoa, Washington. The authorized capital was $750,000.00 divided into 1,500,000 shares with a par value of 50 cents each. The property consisted of 1 patented and 6 unpatented claims in the Beaver District of Wallace. Stock assessments were levied to pay for annual labor. The company failed to file annual reports with the Inspector of Mines after 1925. In 1931 the Consolidated Mining Company, D.A. Callas, president, was formed to take over the properties of the Tuscumbia and Dire Mines. In 1940 the Tuscumbia property was sold to Earl B. Bowen and became part of a larger mining company. In 1942 Tuscumbia became part of the Portland Mining Company, which merged with Monitor Mining Company in 1943.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The records of the Tuscumbia Mining Company span the years 1911 to 1941. Included are a copy of the company's by-laws, correspondence with suppliers and stockholders, stock ledgers and journals, ore settlement sheets, assessment records, a financial ledger, a voucher register/cash book, and a cash book.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Since there are so few items in this records group no series designation was made. However, the records are arranged in the same sequence as those in other mining groups.
Acquisition Information
The records of the Tuscumbia Mining Company are part of the records of Day Mines, Inc., donated to the University of Idaho by Henry Day in 1984 and 1985.
Processing Note
Initial processing of this manuscript group was done by Judith Nielsen in October 1987 and June 1988. Processing was completed by Michael Tarabulski in February 1992.
Related Materials
Related materials can be found in the records of the Monitor Mining Company and the papers of John H. Wourms.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I. Records , 1911-1941Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | Minute book |
1911-1923 |
| 1/2 | By-laws, 1911; Records relating to meetings |
1911 |
| 1/3 | Miscellaneous records |
1911-1941 |
| 1/4-5 | Stock ledgers |
1911-1928 |
| 1/6 | Stock journal |
1911-1925 |
| 1/7 | Records relating to stock assessments |
1913-1927 |
| 1/8 | Ore settlements |
1911-1927 |
| 1/9 | Financial ledger |
1911 |
| 1/10 | Cash book/voucher register |
1911-1912 |
| os/11 | Cash book |
1923-1931 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Mining corporations -- Records -- Idaho -- Coeur d'Alene Mining District
Corporate Names
- Tuscumbia Mining Company
Finding aid prepared by Michael Tarabulski
1992
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